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  • FIPS 18087
  • Largest town: Lagrange

LaGrange County, Indiana

LaGrange County had 41,122 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 379.6 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 92 in Indiana by population and 59th by land area.

Population
41,122
#37 of 92 in Indiana · #1,170 in US
Area
379.6 sq mi
#59 of 92 in Indiana · #2,605 in US
Density
108 / sq mi
#36 of 92 in Indiana · #854 in US
Median household income
$81,738
#8 of 92 in Indiana · #413 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

LaGrange County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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LaGrange County population, land area and income

LaGrange County had 41,122 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 379.6 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 92 in Indiana by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 108.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; LaGrange County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,738 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

41,122

3144th1st

1170th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

380 sq mi

3144th1st

2605th of 3,144 (US)

Density

108.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

854th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,738

3143rd1st

413th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

41,122

92nd1st

37th of 92 (IN)

Land area

380 sq mi

92nd1st

59th of 92 (IN)

Density

108.3 / sq mi

92nd1st

36th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$81,738

92nd1st

8th of 92 (IN)

How LaGrange County's population changed since 2020

LaGrange County gained 589 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 34th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, LaGrange County recorded 2,997 births and 1,306 deaths, a natural change of +1,691. Net international migration added +102 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,113. The largest single component was natural change, which added 1,691 people.

40.5k202040.5k202140.9k202241.0k202341.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,997
Deaths
1,306
Net international migration
+102
Net domestic migration
-1,113
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+143

Where LaGrange County is

The Census internal point of LaGrange County is at 41.642500, -85.427800. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with LaGrange County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: LaGrange County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.642500, -85.427800
DMS
41°38'33.00"N 85°25'40.08"W
UTM
16N 630934.1E 4611278.5N
Geohash
dp7kbhc35
Plus code
86HPJHRC+XV

Towns in LaGrange County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in LaGrange County, 4,404 people together, or 11% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside LaGrange County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lagrange with 2,757.

  1. 01Lagrange2,757
  2. 02Topeka1,226
  3. 03Wolcottville (part)421
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering LaGrange County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for LaGrange County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Elkhart County, IN, with 207,436 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 135.0 miles SSW of LaGrange County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 41.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sturgis, MI (population 11,030), 10.7 miles away.

LaGrange County FIPS code

The FIPS code of LaGrange County is 18087: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 087. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,738.

Questions people ask

What is the population of LaGrange County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 41,122. That is up 589 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 40,533.

What is the FIPS code of LaGrange County?

18087. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (087) identify the county.

What is the largest town in LaGrange County?

Lagrange, with 2,757 residents inside LaGrange County in 2024.

Which counties border LaGrange County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Elkhart County, IN; St. Joseph County, MI; Noble County, IN; Branch County, MI; DeKalb County, IN; Steuben County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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